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  • November 13, 2020 at 10:52 pm #124285
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    November 13, 2020 at 10:58 pm #124288
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    November 14, 2020 at 12:02 pm #124316
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    from 2020 NFL Midseason Report: Surveying Team Execs
    https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/11/12/nfl-midseason-report-patrick-mahomes-michael-jordan-covid19

    What trend is happening in the NFL right now that no one is talking about?

    1) NFC exec: “The trend is speed at linebacker at all three spots, not just OLB. These offenses are spreading the field and linebackers need to cover a lot of grass. The days of the two-down MLB are over.”

    2) AFC exec: “Really, this has been going the last few years but more proliferated now—RPO with perimeter runs (sweeps). People are making it easier for QBs to get some easy throws.”

    3) NFC exec: “The influx of college offensive schemes and number of “trick” plays this year.”

    4) NFC personnel director: “Teams have caught up to Baltimore’s offense and have a better sense of how to defend Lamar [Jackson].”

    5) AFC exec: “Hybrid DB/LBs that can essentially play in base and sub (nickel) without subbing. Big and strong enough to tackle and hold up against the run while being athletic enough to cover man and zone.”

    6) AFC GM: “QB runs are really affecting defenses.”

    • And this was something that I think we’ve all seen a little bit, via an NFC exec: “Poor offensive line play. Lack of offseason and shortened preseason may have hurt this group the most. A number of injuries to some of the best lineman around the league coupled with the lack of quality linemen to go around has led to a lot of bad offensive line play.”

    November 15, 2020 at 8:25 am #124343
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